carry one's weight

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carry one's weight (third-person singular simple present carries one's weight, present participle carrying one's weight, simple past and past participle carried one's weight)

1. (idiomatic) To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.

   Synonym: pull one's weight

   I think our jobs here are secure as long as we each carry our weight.

Not to be confused with carry weight.

• do one's bit
• earn one's keep
• heavy lifting
• pitch in
• throw one's weight around
• dead weight

• “carry one's weight” (US) / “carry one's weight” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.